Category Archives: We Need

There’s what we need and what we want. Rest assured we want it all, so don’t hesitate to give it if you’ve got it.

Beached Whale of a Time

March 24, 2009

We tried peeling back a little bit of the duct tape off the CrapTruck and look what happened! It’s no problem, really– we’re rolling in (well-labeled) tape…

crappywheels

But the tires of the beloved CrapTruck are what I want you to focus on right now. Do those LOOK like the kind of tires that can send a CrapTruck up the old logging road with a half ton of gravel in the bed?

They don’t, do they? I love the CrapTruck, but these tires belong on a clown car. If you have a clown car, I’d be more than happy to donate them to you. Here are the tires Scott says we need:

A set of 4 tires, 31×10.5×15 or 32×11.5×15, with off road tread. Alternately, a set of jeep rims in 5×5.5 bolt pattern, 16×7 with 235/85-16 tires.

Or, put another way: we need bigger tires. They can still be crappy, just not quite so clownish.

Now, I know, this isn’t a random request for whatever spare pipes and lumber you’ve spotted on the curb. But I’ll bet it’s been a while since you’ve visited your local scrapyard. I’d probably even come with you, if you asked. And while I’m just about the world’s best scrapyard date, if you don’t want to get your hands mucked up you might try putting in a request with your local freecycle. Any other ideas how we might score some wheels for the Otherwise Perfect CrapTruck?

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Listen, We Need a Crapload

March 18, 2009

Listen, we need just about everything, at this point. So you should probably just let us know what you’ve got and we’ll work from there. Right now, the plan is to build the shack on piers, and it’ll be a modest effort. 16×16 or so, until we can’t stand one another, then maybe we’ll expand it. Or build another one. Or take turns sleeping outside.

Really, it depends on what sort of crap we can gather. We’re looking for whatever crap you might need to build a house, like:

  • Framing lumber
  • Finishing lumber
  • Doors
  • Windows
  • Roofing
  • Drywall
  • Pipe
  • Insulation
  • House Wrap
  • Cement
  • Tiling
  • Paint
  • Beer

You know, the basics. Have some crap? Send an email and we’ll figure out how to get it here.

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